Author: John Lawless

We've told this story so many times it's starting to feel like a cliche... They met while studying in the American Roots program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and decided to start playing together. Last year they were

One of the biggest guitarists in bluegrass - who also generates a giant sound - is Tony Wray, with Blue Mafia. A large man, who pulls a large tone, Tony is known to put the pick to the string with

Rural Rhythm has released their first single for Feller & Hill, who have only recently signed with the Nashville-based label. It's a new song from Tom Feller's family legacy, The Bugler, written by his uncle, Tom Holt, formerly of the Boys

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music will host an academic symposium and a college bluegrass band showcase following the 2017 World Of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC. Billed as the Bluegrass Symposium, the second of its kind, it will be held

To celebrate their single, Rural Route, going to #1 this week on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart, The Farm Hands are hosting their first-ever photo contest. Rural Route, written by Farm Hands bassist and vocalist Daryl Mosley, conveys a love

On Friday night at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Ricky Skaggs took advantage of the fact that three of his former guitarists were at the festival, and brought them all up for one big six string thrash. Of course, he's

Last week, Lorraine Jordan made the journey from her home in North Carolina, along with her band, to perform at the Ardara Bluegrass Festival held in Donegal in northwestern Ireland. There she did sets of her own material with Carolina

The first year of bluegrass at the University of North Carolina is in the books, with auditions to join the program in the upcoming fall semester set for next month. The school introduced a bluegrass ensemble into the curriculum of the

Lorraine Jordan is over in Ireland, along with her group, Carolina Road, and The Garrett Newton Band, to perform at the 10th Annual Ardara Bluegrass Festival in Donegal this weekend. Getting there a day or two early, she took the chance

Share America officers award Owen Schinkel the the 2017 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship: James Pelt, Randall Franks, Owen Schinkel, Gary Knowles and Jimmy Terrell. Photo by Ryan Stinson The Share America Foundation has chosen Owen Schinkel, a first year student in